Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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David Ellsworth Harris (1934- )
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Inez Maxine Pitter Haynes (1919-2004)
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Colin Rand Kaepernick (1987- )
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John Singleton (1968-2019 )

Explore Global African History

Merlene Ottey Running for Slovenia
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Merlene Joyce Ottey (1960- )
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Jeanne/Jane Vialle (1906–1953)
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Ariana Miyamoto (1994- )
Maxine Case
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Maxine Case (n.d.)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Fighting for Racial Justice in the Pacific Northwest: Lillian Walker and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights
Black musicians, Lisbon, Portugal, ca. 1522
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The Black Presence in Pre-20th Century Europe: A Hidden History
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Loren Miller: Legal Crusader in the Long Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twentieth Century
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Garveyism Looks Toward the Pacific: The UNIA and Black Workers in the American West

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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